33 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 521K citations received by 27.3K academic papers made by 33 universities in Tokyo was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Japan

#8 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Japan

#57 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Japan

#99 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

4. Waseda University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Japan

#158 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

5. Nihon University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in Japan

#241 in Asia

Founded: 1889

6. Keio University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#33 in Japan

#271 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

7. Tokai University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#44 in Japan

#338 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#53 in Japan

#506 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#57 in Japan

#523 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

10. Tokyo Denki University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#66 in Japan

#613 in Asia

Founded: 1907

11. Kogakuin University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#68 in Japan

#656 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

12. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#73 in Japan

#725 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

13. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#76 in Japan

#733 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

14. Sophia University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#77 in Japan

#734 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

15. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Geotechnical Engineering

#79 in Japan

#747 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

16. Meiji University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#80 in Japan

#763 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

17. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#98 in Japan

#941 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

18. Toyo University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#99 in Japan

#949 in Asia

Founded: 1887

19. Kitasato University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#100 in Japan

#959 in Asia

Founded: 1962

20. Toho University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#105 in Japan

#1028 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

21. Tokyo City University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#107 in Japan

#1055 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

22. Musashi University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#111 in Japan

#1117 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

23. Hosei University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#112 in Japan

#1130 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

24. Juntendo University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#119 in Japan

#1199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

25. Ochanomizu University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#120 in Japan

#1204 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

26. Hoshi University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#121 in Japan

#1218 in Asia

Founded: 1911

27. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Geotechnical Engineering

#123 in Japan

#1230 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

28. Showa University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#125 in Japan

#1239 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

29. Teikyo University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#129 in Japan

#1274 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

30. Rissho University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#144 in Japan

#1379 in Asia

Founded: 1924

31. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Geotechnical Engineering

#147 in Japan

#1415 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

32. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Geotechnical Engineering

#154 in Japan

#1475 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

33. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#166 in Japan

#1556 in Asia

Founded: 1966

Universities for Geotechnical Engineering near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	74	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	16	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	17	Saitama
26	Yokohama National University	22	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	13	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	71	Narashino
34	Chuo University	45	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	14	Chiba
60	University of Tsukuba	10	Tsukuba
98	Utsunomiya University	69	Utsunomiya